Clinton: The speech she should've given

But Bill pulled the plug on this, right? Wonder if he'll show up on stage today.

http://www.political-buzz.com/

It'll be interesting to see how far her real speech diverges from this one, for diverge it will.

She has done untold damage to the party by not giving a speech like the one above. She had a responsibility for bringing her voters over to Obama for the same of the country and the party and she did neither. Instead she made things incalculably worse.

Her vaulting blind ambition at the expense of everything else is unforgiveable, as is her playing fast and loose with truth.

She needs to drop out for a few months and regroup, perhaps with the aid of a competent advice from a trusted friend, clergyman or therapist.

Whatever the case, I will never trust her, no matter what the future holds.

It's a right on speech, if a bit disjointed and with one major mistake. The term "Original Sin" needs to be applied to the genocide of the Original People, the Native Americans. The reason we do not see many Natives on our streets is because 90% of Indians were murdered on the land they preserved for us to now try to save from global burning. Let's understand this as a nation and apologize with all due respect.

Fiction, such as this, is a self-indulgence we can't afford. If this is the only thing "newsworthy" about the political drama unfolding then perhaps this writer needs to get out of his chair and actually rub shoulders with a few people in the real world.

Nice Monday morning quarterbacking. Come on.

The premise of your article is stupid. Clinton doesnt have to concede and there is no nomination till the convention.
Why does the media continue to posture for one candidate over the others.

Excellent! Ironic that "never give up" can do damage as well as good.

Your speech would have made a wonderful pitcher of lemonade from a big lemon.

What has been happening is that every legitimate criticism of Hillary is turned into “sexism” by some simply because she is a woman.

Geraldine Ferraro has gone off the deep end with this.

There are many out there who once were sympathetic with Mrs. Clinton when she was tormented by Republicans in the White House. I certainly was among them.

Her intelligence and hard work are well known.

But there is simply no question that in this campaign she, again and again, has abused her position and violated many of the same standards of decency the Republican abandoned against her fifteen years ago.

Her exit is a disgrace. She tried to make the winner’s day her own. She stalked off stage snorting and growling like a wounded animal, everyone waiting on her whim. That just is not done in national politics.

She takes four days to properly concede and promise support. Just shameful.

And there is no question some in Hillary’s crowd played the race card. There is a new report today from New Jersey about how her representative was calling and playing up the idea of Obama’s not going down with White voters.

Hillary herself was quoted talking about the White Flight crowd not going for Obama.

Ferraro made an openly racist remark.

The sense of entitlement we see in Hillary’s reaction and that of some of her supporters cannot be dignified as being outraged feminism. It is just a new version of America’s spoiled-brat syndrome: I want it all and I want it now.

You are a woman, you run, ipso facto, you are entitled to win. Even though you made many mistakes. Even though you dragged your dinosaur husband into the campaign to make them worse. Even though you rather arrogantly underestimated your opposition and used faulty tactics. Even though you tried to change the rules agreed at the beginning ex post facto.

Only Hillary is responsible for her defeat. Saying anything else is American baby-culture, blame-anybody-but-me whining. Haven’t we had enough of that for eight years?

Truly, some of what we hear makes you wonder whether America is even capable of rationally governing itself.

She really should feel bad. What a terrible thing to do to the party and to her supporters.

She is not a good person at all.

I have never seen such a nasty race. Since when do you have the right to call a women a she- devil and a bitch? In our country a women is fair game but no one touches the race card so Obama was left alone but she was up for riducule for what she wore and lsaid and didn't say- It makes me wonder what we are suppose to say to our daughters. Our politicans should not be up for ridicule for their race or their sex. We should be proud of the good things they do and stop allowing the late night shows to make fun of our politicians. Isn't anything sacred anymore? Our media turned the race against Hillary a long time ago and it was never a fair race. The Democrats will probably lose the race due to not placing Hillary on the ballot- a woman of courage and grit and one who knows how to run our country. Obama stands for change but like his friend Deval Patrick- that is a lot of empty bluff with nothing behind it. Perhaps if the media had been fair and sexism wasn't so extremely high and the late night pundits didn't just make fun of Hillary but also took on Obama-things might have been different. I never heard a word of joking about Obama except of his bowling on Jay Leno and Dave Letterman yet everything was up for ridicule for Hillary and that included her husband who served our country for 8 years. What are people so afraid of in sending a women to the White House-that she may do a better job than a man?

Yes. But that speach can only be given by someone who cares more for the causes she espouses than for her personal advancement.

Kinda weird this ends with a mention of Teddy Roosevelt, who ran as a third party candidate after losing the Republican nomination of 1912, ensuring the election of Democrat Woodrow Wilson.

You forgot this part:
"Millions of voters supported me despite the overwhelming bias of the press. From Iowa on the press tanked for Obama, and went on the attack against me. I was battered by snide press reports on my laugh, my wardrobe, my hairstyle - personal attack after personal attack. The press wanted Obama from the start, so while my husband was fair game, his wife was off-limits, while any comment of mine was parsed for 'racism,' his were not.
There was not fair coverage in this campaign, and the millions of my supporters know it. They are now expected to support a man who encouraged this press bias. The question is 'Why should they?'"

This column reveals much about Michael Tackett's political biases under the guise of being a Hillary speech writer. Try not to gag when you read Tackett saying, "Barack Obama will be the next president of the United States if we all continue to believe. And I do believe in him." BARF BAG TIME! Tackett makes no mention of Hillary previously saying that Obama is not qualified to be president. Whatever happened to at least a pretense of political neutrality in the Tribune Wash bureau?

No, Bill didn't pull the plug, HILLARY did. She just could not get the words "not the winner" out of her mouth, so it all went downhill from there...

Two things were happening. Evil Twin? I think not. Just as some of us who were taught if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all have learned, sometimes you can't even say something nice. There still could be hell to pay. Here's one we have all heard. Winners never quit. Well, not unless you are Hillary Clinton with 18+million supporters. Then you are just supposed to roll over and submit. I had always planned to vote for my Party's Nominee. But I chose the candidate that was closest to my belief would be the best President. I would like to say that Barack Obama simply beat her, but the media had worked her over every step of the way without taking into consideration every time they bashed her they were bashing her supporters. Calling some of us old white women. I saw her crowds and they were not all old white women. So lets see what happens Saturday. Historically speaking none the news media has ever seen this dynamic so they were making most of it up and feeding it to the public anyway. The problem is some ate it anyway.
She will do the Party right lets see if the media can get it right!

So is this a cheeky editorial or truly copy from a speech she was going to give? It's a pretty good speech, but hard for me to imagine it's something she would say, she's pretty stubborn. That missed opportunity is going to hurt her for a long time, it really smacks of "sore loser".

...would have........should have........could have.........

Isn't this part of the reason that Obama won, and Hillary lost.......the character (or lack of it) issue
...I certainly think it is.

Excellent. This is exactly what she should have said if she had not been in denial an dif she had been "woman" enough. A true master and a true presidential candidate and a person fit to be president know when it's over.
We do not need someone as president who does not know these points in power struggle. Should she ever become president, this attitude might get the country into trouble

I really don't know what to make of this situation.

We've known this contest has been over since February, when Clinton overtaking Obama became a mathematical impossibility.

Clinton cried foul that we would make such an obvious observation, and the media capitulated. She then waged a kitchen sink campaign in the hopes of her one and only possibility: some scandal or other untimely event that hitherto would have been unmentionable eliminates the front-runner. She gave supporters false hope, and drove a wedge into the heart of the party for a futile cause by perpetuating the myth she could win.

And now she so believes in her own fantasy that, after the inevitable came true, she still hedges, trying to salvage whatever cachet she can during the sunset of the Clinton era of Democratic politics.

We've endured a stunning threat display by Harold Ickes for four lousy meaningless delegates, endless slights from her husband, the branding Bill Richardson as Judas, the mind-numbing spin of attack dog Harold Wolfson, and the filthy slime of Mark Penn who redeems the public image of criminals for a living.

So now, after all this self-defeating divisiveness perpetrated by the inevitable loser, we're all supposed to plant a nice big wet kiss on the back of her pantsuit, and show her respect.

Respect is earned, Ms. Clinton. When you earn it, you'll know. One thing is for sure: only you can reunite this party now, and if you fail, you will be its pariah for the rest of your life.

Sen Clinton showed what she could do in her ONLY real 3 AM moment, that moment when you are not prepared, and tired, and worn out, and what did she do? She asked for donations.
She disappointed the NY Congressional delegation of professional politicians. She did the opposite of the right thing and then on top of that, the excuse given for her by Sen Feinstein was that it was so hard to get it together after such a long hard campaign and she has emotion issues to deal with.
Really? Is Clinton so inflexible she didnt get it that she lost on delegates a month ago? Total vote is not now nor ever was the way this primary is decided. It is a fallacy, and she hypnotized even herself into thinking it was a useful metric. Bill was right you know. If she lost Texas she should have ended her campaign. But she pretended she won Texas although she lost 99-94 on delegates, the way the actual election is conducted, not votes. The self-deception around Texas's votes and delegates allowed her to go on and prevented her from doing the right thing on Tuesday night and cost her the VP position, which would have been hers if she had acted like a running mate for the past few weeks, and probably cost her party the election. One might easily suppose she did it intentionally, so she can run in four years.
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Her performance Tuesday made those 3 AM ads a sham. A woman needs time to regroup, a few days.

Thank you Michael, Beautiful

That would have been such a wonderful way to end the primary season. We are supposed to have different opinions but our true strength is coming together and working as one against a party that wants to keep us at war and hurt our country. Too bad she didn't give that speech! I would have had much more respect for her.

That would have been a good speech for Hillary. But, Hillary can never give a speech like that because of her ego and her bitterness toward anyone she feels "took what's due her". She has always been the opposite of gracious.

Wow. That's an inspiring and uplifting speech. One that would have made me think that the "dream" ticket isn't some silly, ill-gotten fantasy.

You media guys just don't give up, either, do you? Bash Senator Clinton one more time for good measure...to make sure she is dead. Woulda, coulda, shoulda. She knew the inevitable on Tuesday and I thought she was very gracious about Senator Obama without gushing. Her loss is very, very painful for the millions of Americans who were supporting her, especially women who have become accustomed to standing behind their man or any man. The symbolic significance of her loss and her determination throughout the end stages of her campaign cannot be overstated. Her willingness to fight to the very end was heartening to many of her zealous female and male supporters. I now appreciate even more the struggles that women endure in a `male dominated society. Smart, articulate and forceful women are not taken seriously when compared to their male counterparts. Yes, Hillary Clinton has been labeled as being part of a dynasty but why did she face such scorn as a first lady? She didn't conform to the "traditional" role of a first lady or wife. The "speak when spoken to" demure personality of a Laura Bush is hardly inspiring to women who have ambition to be something other than a good wife.

I am an educated white male who voted for Senator Clinton.

I'm an old, white, Catholic woman who has been for Obama from the beginning as have many of my friends. Many didn't want to see Bill hanging arond the White House. I hope we do have a woman president someday, but not in 2008

ALL HILLARY IS INTERESTED IN IS GETTING HER 20 MILLION BACK AND HAVING TO"BOW DOWN" TO HIM FOR THE MONEY-

SHE WILL PROBALY GET SHAFTED AS OBAMA WORDS AREN'T TRUE ONLY FOR VOTES-

I think a lot of you missed the message. The primary is over. It is in the past. Senator Clinton is now supporting Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee and all the squabbling and name-calling should be put behind us. There is an election in November that the Democrats must win to avoid four more years of incompetence and failure by the Republicans. Let's focus on the contest ahead.

Fine, fine; whatever Hillary....

Now, will you PLEASE go away and let Obama win the election? Why don't you and "W" take Bill down to the Ozarks and go fishing for a few months?

Interesting that self-identified Clinton backers keep hammering on the "media did her in theme." They must have been on vacation during much of the campaign as media heaped Rev. Wright and similar stuff on Obama. Expect McCain to pick on media too. By now, that's a trite theme to pursue.

More Clinton bashing from Obama trolls. If you don't want to extend the hand, don't expect the support. Bye Democratic Party. I'm actually grateful these hateful people can't stop. It's convinced millions to break free from the lemming mind-control that brought the likes of Todd Stroger and Rod Blagojevich to Illinois. Party unity is highly over-rated. If we actually have competition, we may have good candidates. Illinois is all controlled by the Democrats, and what has it gotten us? I'd rather see a divided government to keep everyone honest, and to maintain some balance in our nation. Thanks again, haters, for helping me see the light.

I wish it had gone more like this on Tuesday night. I, for one, do not swallow that the media went after Senator Clinton for no reason. She had my vote for many months, until it became apparent that her agenda for power mattered, not the agenda and needs of the American people. I am one of those "angry, white women" the media stupidly labeled, as they have tried to pigeonhole all of us to keep any vestige of true critical thinking out of the debate, and yes, I am angry. I am angry that every single time Senator Clinton had the opportunity to demonstrate dignity and good sportsmanship, she did not. She has embarassed feminists like me with her innuendos, attacks and willingness to compromise a national election for her needs. I am a stubborn person like Senator Clinton, but I know there is a time as a leader that one needs to bend like a reed, not be broken by resistance. That is the quality she lacks and that is why Senator Obama got my vote.

per Mrs clinton's behavior during the campaign,HILLARYis both twins.Kinda like CYBIL !